Summer School Teacher Aide (10 positions)

POSITION:   Summer School Teacher Aide (10 positions)

LOCATION:   Mill Middle School (Summer School Special Education Program)

DATES:        July 7 - August 15

                   (Monday through Friday for six weeks)

HOURS:       8:30am – 2:30pm

Experience and Requisite Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience and ability to work with students, particularly students with physical disabilities and developmental delays.
• Willingness to assist non-ambulatory students and/or students with physical challenges (wheelchair transfer; restroom assistance and toileting; carrying books, backpack, etc.)
• Physical ability to execute job responsibilities to include transferring and/or lifting (such as assisting with manual transfer of student from seated to standing position, from one position to another, etc.).
• Willingness to gain knowledge of adaptive equipment and utilize such to support student access to instruction and/or environment.
• Ability to take directions from classroom teacher and/or related service providers.
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of a team.
• Willingness to implement student feeding plans.
• Willingness to support students in his/her attainment of IEP goals as per direction provided by the child’s special education teacher.
• Flexible, patient and gentle manner.
• Ability to maintain student confidentiality.

Job Responsibilities:

• To provide close supervision of students during all transitions from sit to stand and during traveling throughout the school setting.
• To closely supervise students as they ambulate throughout the school environment.
• To give verbal cues and prompts, as well as physical assistance to students as needed.
• To clear pathways and assist students to negotiate a busy classroom setting.
• To provide assistance with lifting, as needed.
• To assist with personal care needs, including toileting and feeding, if needed.
• To provide assistance with learning tasks as directed by the classroom teacher and all related service providers

♦Candidates must be available to work for the entire Summer School schedule without exception. ♦

*Starting pay rate for Aides: $18.00/hour
Hourly stipends apply as follows:
Split aide (assigned to both general education & PPS aide duties); UPK aide; Literacy aide; Primary Project aide; Health aide; Attendance aide - $0.50/hour
PPS aide; job coach aide - $1.50/hour

Non-competetive Civil Service job description:

Distinguishing Features of the Class:  The work involves relieving school teaches in a large suburban school district of that part of their duties which, while related to the teaching process, can be performed by noncertified personnel. The work requires the incumbent to have some knowledge of the specific area of instruction performed by the teacher, to which the teacher aide is assigned. The incumbent is expected to exercise good judgment and to have considerable ability in getting along with children. Does related work as required. 

Qualifications:

1. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; OR
2. Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved; OR
3. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

NOTE:  This position is not designed to replace clerical positions such as Typist, Stenographer or Clerk. Also, it is not designed to assist a Teacher in the teaching process; this is reserved for Teaching Assistants. See Section 80.33 Rules of the Board of Regents and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.

NOTE: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements. 

Special Requirements: Ability to establish good relationships with students, teachers and others; ability to gain and hold the confidence of and to maintain a patient and understanding attitude towards school children; ability to maintain order in classrooms and to enforce school regulations with firmness; familiarity with classroom routine; good background or knowledge in specific field where specialized duties are involved; resourcefulness in conducting activities indirectly related to teaching process; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; dependability; neat personal appearance; tact; courtesy; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Reports to: All work is performed under the direct supervision of the teacher or school principal. 

Typical Work Activities:

• Is familiar with and contributes to the successful implementation of the District’s Mission and Belief statements;
• Oversees students in completing assigned projects;
• Assists the teacher in recording grades and marks;
• Proctors and otherwise helps to conduct examinations;
• Assists the teacher in correcting test papers, themes and essays;
• Manages records, materials and equipment;
• Supervises students doing remedial work directed by teacher;
• Assists in preparing bulletin boards, teacher aids and organization of necessary materials;
• Assists in operating audio-visual equipment when required;
• Arranges for films and projectors, as well as ordering other related equipment and supplies;
• Reads in a foreign language from prepared scripts for tape recording purposes;
• Assists in overseeing technical operations or language laboratory equipment;
• Helps to set up science laboratory equipment, conduct experiments and performs limited review of student laboratory reports;
• Helps in the technical preparation and production of television programs;
• Reads to and plays records for children in primary grades;
• Provides piano, violin or other musical accompaniment;
• Assists teachers in the supervision of students and performs other support services which are determined and supervised by teachers.
• Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee.

(Although you are strongly encouraged to complete an online application when applying to a job posting, paper applications are available for certain non-instructional applicants who do not have access to a computer.  A paper application can be downloaded from the www.williamsvillek12.org website or picked up at the reception desk in the District Office.)

Please note that you need to apply to each posting for which you would like to be considered.

The Williamsville Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, race, color, creed, national origin, marital status, religion, gender, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or disability. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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